Rock, jazz, blues and country concerts

  2016 Fall Arts Preview

Allen de Hart Concert Series

▪ Crystal Gayle, Sept. 23. $30

▪ Glenn Miller Orchestra, Oct. 21. $27.

▪ The Drifters, Nov. 11. $27.

▪ The Greensboro Symphony – Christmas Show, Dec. 10. $27.

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▪ Jim Lauderdale, singer-songerwriter and two-time Grammy winner. Sept. 30. $22.

▪ Piedmont Melody Makers (Alice Gerrard, Jim Watson, Cliff Hale and Chris Brashear), Oct. 13. $20.

▪ Joseph, three sisters from Pacific Northwest, with Nashville songer Ruston Kelly opening, Oct. 15. $13 advance, $15 day of.

▪ Caleb Caudle, classic country, Oct. 21. $16.

▪ Leo Kottke, guitarist. Oct. 28. $36.

▪ Charlie Parr, folk, Nov. 18. $17.

▪ Alejandro Escovedeo, winner of Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Dec. 2. $36.

▪ A Classic Country Christmas, annual Songs from the circle celebrating best in classic country and bluegrass with performers that include Jim Watson, Rebecca Newton and Jefferson Hart, Dec. 3. $25.

▪ The Barefoot Movement, bluegrass trio performing Christmas songs. Dec. 17. $25.

▪ Ben Folds: And A Piano, 7:30 p.m,. Sept. 13, Memorial Auditorium. Tickets start at $39.64

▪ Postmodern Jukebox, 8 p.m., Oct. 14. Tickets start at $37.14

▪ Chris Thile, Sept. 12

▪ Richard Thompson, Oct. 14

▪ Youssou N’Dour, Oct. 25.

▪ Steep Canyon Rangers, Nov. 11.

▪ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Dec. 10. Start at $49.

▪ Sam Bush, bluegrass, Sept. 9. Start at $29.

▪ Squirrel Nut Zippers, swing, Sept. 23. Start at $25.

▪ Enter the Realm Tour, gospel, Sept. 24. Start at $28.

▪ Julie Fowlis, Gaelic singer, Oct. 6. Start at $24.

▪ The Wood Brothers, Oct. 12. Start at $27.50.

▪ Chick Corea Elektric Band, jazz, Oct. 15. Start at $45.

▪ The Mavericks, cow-punk, Oct. 21. $39.50.

▪ Tower of Power, Oct. 29. Start at $49.50.

▪ 1964 The Tribute, Beatles tribute, Nov. 4. Start at $29.

▪ Eric Johnson, Nov. 10. Start at $29.50

▪ A Celebration of N.C. Songwriters, with Dean Driver Nancy Middleton, Kirk Ridge, Isabel Taylor and Wyatt Easterling, Sept. 23.

▪ Pierce Pettis and Tom Prasada-Rao, Oct. 21.

▪ Richard Leigh, country, Oct. 29.

▪ Pre Turkey Day Benefit Jam, Nov. 11.

▪ Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys, folk, Dec. 9.

▪ Claire Lynch Trio, bluegrass, 8 p.m., Sept. 10. $15-$30.

▪ The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 17. $26.

▪ Rachel Flowers, jazz and rock pianist, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14. $20.

▪ Philharmonic Association: Triangle Youth Jazz Ensembles Fall Concert, 4 p.m. Oct. 30. $10.

Philharmonic Association: Triangle Youth String Orchestras Fall Concert, 4 p.m., Nov. 13. $5.

Billy McGuigan’s “Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience,” 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19. $26.

The Cradle also presents shows at the Haw River Ballroom, the N.C. Museum of Art, Memorial Auditorium and other locations. Here are two upcoming:

▪ Mike Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra, 8 p.m., Oct. 30. Composed by former R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills with violinist Robert McDuffie, a four-member rock band led by Mills on bass and keyboards and Fifth House Ensemble.

▪ Stand Against HB2 Concert featuring more than 15 bands including Fabulous Knobs, dbs, Rod Abernethy, Love Language, 6 String Drag and Tres Chicas, noon, Nov. 6 with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro. $15-20 with proceeds going to EqualityNC.

▪ “6 Guitars,” Chase Padgett becomes 6 different guitar players each with their musical style – blues, jazz, rock, classical, folk and country. Nov. 19. $20.

▪ “We’ve Only Just Begun, Carpenters Remembered,” songs performed by Michelle Berting Brett and her band. Dec. 10. $30.

▪  Aaron Neville, 8 p.m., Sept. 23, Baldwin Auditorium. $62/$52/$15.

▪ Billy Hart Quartet, jazz, 5 and 7:30 p.m., Sept. 25, 21C Museum Hotel, Durham. $34.

▪ Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar, tabla and sitar, 8 p.m., Oct. 8, Page Auditorium. $15-$45.

▪ Blonde Redhead, rock, 8 p.m., Oct. 14, Reynolds Industries Theater. $15-$42.

▪ Antonio Sanchez, “Birdman” film and live score, 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Reynolds Industries Theater. $15-$38.

▪ My Brightest Diamond, indie rock, 9 p.m. Nov. 19, Motorco Music Hall, Durham. $15, $24.

▪ Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, jazz, 8 p.m., Dec. 1, Page Auditorium, $15-$45.

▪ Gerald Clayton & The Asembly with Lizz Wright, Piedmont Blues, 8 p.m., Dec. 2-3, Reynolds Industries Theater. $15-$38.

▪ Rez Abbasi Invocation, featuring Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dan Weiss, Johannes Weidenmueller and Elizabeth Means, jazz, 8 p.m., Dec. 17, Baldwin Auditorium. $15-$28.

▪ Sept. 9: Barbara Carr, Roy Roberts Beverly Guitar Watkins and Bobby Hinton. Sept. 10: The Luxuriant Sedans, Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’Blues, Joe B. Cutchins Jr. and Grady Champion.

▪ “Weird Al” Yankovic, 8 p.m., Sept. 9. $39.50

▪ Leon Bridges, soul, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 11. $35.

▪ Amos Lee, singer-songwriter, 8 p.m., Sept. 21. $39.50.

▪ IL DIVO Amor and Passion Tour, classical crossover, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 25. $55.

▪ Anthony Hamilton with Lalah Hathaway and Eric Benet, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 6. $55.

▪ 3 Doors Down with Pop Evil and Red Sun Rising, rock, 8 p.m., Oct. 7. $39.50.

▪ Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman, the music of Yes, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9. $50.

▪ Bob Dylan, 8 p.m., Nov. 4. $62.50.

▪ The Temptations & The Four Tops, 8 p.m., Nov. 18. $48.

▪ Straight No Chaser, a cappella, 7 p.m., Nov. 20. $49.

▪ Joe Bonamassa, guitarist, 8 p.m., Nov. 25. $82.

▪ The Piano Guys, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6. $37.50.

▪ Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 20. $45.

▪ The Old Ceremony, 7 p.m., Sept. 10, Apex Nature Park, 2600 Evans Road. Free

▪ Marcus Anderson, 7 p.m., Sept. 24, Apex Nature Park. Free.

▪ Lenore Raphael, Howard Paul and Jason Foureman, jazz. $15/$12 students.

▪ Peak City Singers present Jukebox Saturday Night, 3 p.m., Oct. 22. Free with tickets.

▪ Lenore Raphael, Wayne Wilkinson and Hillard Greene, in tribute to Oscar Peterson, Nov. 19.

▪ The Box Tops, Sept. 23.

▪ The Letterman, Oct. 21

▪ Almost Elton John and the Rock Band, tribute to John by Craig A. Meyer

▪ The James Brown Band with Tony Wilson and the Godfather of Soul Band, Dec. 10.

▪ 120 bands – rock, hip-hop, metal, folk, electronic, experimental, and more – performing over three days in downtown Raleigh clubs, the Red Hat Amphitheater and an outdoor main stage on the City Plaza. Sept. 8-10. A 3-day wristband $165, Thursday or Saturday-only wristband $85, Friday-only wristband $95. Single show tickets available for Wolf Parade and Wye Oak, $40, Erykah Badu and Gary Clark Jr. $60, Beach House, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, and the Dead Tongues $50, Sylvan Esso, Vince Staples and Tushka, $45. There are a series of free events as well. Get all the details at http://hopscotchmusicfest.com

▪ Bluegrass Ramble Showcases Sept. 27-29 at various venues, downtown Raleigh, Ticket prices: Single day: $25 IBMA members; $30 nonmembers; Three-day pass: $60 IBMA members; $75 nonmembers; Admission is included with World of Bluegrass Business Conference registration. Tickets: etix.com; https://ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass/bluegrass-ramble, 615-256-3222

▪ IBMA Awards Show, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29, Memorial Auditorium, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E South St, Raleigh; $45-$110.

▪ Wide Open Bluegrass, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Free streetfest downtown Raleigh and Raleigh Convention Center. Ticketed performances Red Hat Amphitheater, 500 S McDowell St, Raleigh; Tickets: 2-day passes: $60-$140; single day tickets: $40-$80. etix.com. Lineups: https://ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass/wide-open-bluegrass/lineup or wideopenbluegrass.com.

▪ Swift Creek, bluegrass, Sept. 7. $5.

▪ ZZ Top with Gov’t Mule, Sep. 14. $54.50/$44.50.

▪ The Lumineers, Sept. 15. $39.50/$49.50.

▪ The Johnny Folsom 4 and Patsy Cline Tribute Band, Sept. 21. $5.

▪ Garrett Newton Band with the String Peddlers, Sept. 28. $5.

▪ Acoustic Manner, Oct. 5. $5.

▪ Alabama with Charlie Daniels Band, Oct. 7. $49.50/$75/$85.

▪ Sandi Patty “Farewell Tour,” Grammy Award-winning Christian singer, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 17. $35/$45.

▪ Rockin Road to Dublin” Irish dance and music, 8 p.m., Sept. 22. $35/$45.

▪ Keb’ Mo’ Band, Grammy Award-winning blues musician, 8 p.m., Oct. 14. $35/$45.

▪ United States Air Force Band, 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Free.

▪ Bill Leslie and Lorica, 8 p.m., Nov. 4. $25.

▪ Nashville songwriters: Danny Flowers, Roger Cook and Wynn Varble, 8 p.m., Nov. 12. $35.

▪  Nutcracker, performed by Ballet for Young Audiences, New York, 2:30 p.m., Dec. 4. $15.

▪ Violent Femmes, acoustic punk, 8 p.m., Sept. 28. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $45 reserved, $32 general admission.

▪ Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, jazz. Oct. 22. $30-$35. (There will be a pre-show conversation with smith and Art of Cool co-founder Cicely Mitchell at 7 p.m., Room 3222 Talley Student Union.)

▪ Billy Childs: Re-imagining Laura Nyro featuring Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja, Nov 19. $30-$35

▪ The Hot Sardines’ Holiday Stomp, Holiday classics with a jazz twist and a tap dancer. Dec 3. $35-$40.

▪ Dark Water Rising, 5 p.m., Sept. 4, Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest. Free.

▪ The Quebe Sisters, 2 p.m., Sept. 18, Midtown Park, 35 Midtown Pl, Raleigh. Free.

▪ Magik, Bollywood performers, Oct. 14.

▪ Alan Jackson, Oct. 27.

▪ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dec. 14.

▪ Outdoor festival of international progressive rock, Sept. 3-4, Storybook Farm, One Storybook Lane, off of Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill. (Really bad weather back-up venue: Arts Center, Carrboro.) Bands include Bent Knee, Deus Ex Machina, Discipline, Eye, In the Presence of Wolves, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra and Luz De Riada. Weekend pass $100, day of show $120, single day pass $70; 50 percent discount for age 16-18, free 15 and under. www.progday.net/

Stephenson Amphitheatre, 301 Pogue St., Raleigh.

▪ The Connells, Reunion of Raleigh rock band, 4:30 p.m., Sept. 24. Doors open at 3:30. $20 adults, $10 16 and under. Tickets online at www.catscradle.com/

▪ Hopscotch with Erykah Badu and Gary Clark Jr., Sept. 9.

▪ Boney James with Damien Escobar, Sep. 16

▪ Ben Rector, Sept. 24

▪ Wide Open Bluegrass, Sept. 30-Oct. 1.

▪ Disturbed with Chevelle, Oct. 4

▪ Chance the Rapper, Oct. 7.

▪ Fall concert “The Music Comes from Where?” 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6, Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave., Cary. $9. etix.com or Cary Arts Center box office one hour before the show. 919-469-4069.

▪ Four-day music festival, Oct, 6-9. Performers include Bela Fleck, Donna the Buffalo, Darlingside, Ellen Jewell, Can Creek Cloggers, Dirty Bourbon River Show, Jack the Radio, Mint Julep Jazz Band, The Outboards, Shabutaso African Dance. All four days, $114 for adults, $59 for ages 13-16. $27 Thursday or Sunday one-day pass, $37 Friday or Saturday one-day pass. Additional charges for camping. Gate hours: 10 a.m.-midnight, Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday.

▪ Outdoor Concert Series on South White Street: Stone Age Romeos, 6-9 p.m., Sept. 9. Free.

▪ Rockin’ the Forest featuring Terry Anderson and the OAK Team, 8 p.m. Oct. 28. $10

▪ Rockin the Forest featuring Johnny Folsom 4, 8 pm. Nov. 19, $10.

▪ Wake Forest Children’s Choir Holiday Concert, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 4. Free

▪ Christmas Jubilee Concert featuring Jeremy Davis and the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., $15; students and seniors $13.

▪ Luke Bryan, Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch, Sept. 2-3.

▪ Darius Rucker, Dan and Shay & Michael Ray, Sept. 10.

▪ Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Cheap Trick, Sept. 14.

▪ Brad Paisley, Tyler Farr & Maddie, Sept. 18.

▪ Jason Aldean Thomas Rhett & A Thousand Horse, Sept. 30.

This story was originally published August 26, 2016 at 6:00 PM.